Reading in the news - Mon 15 Jan

Campus love: Bruce and Jean met in 1950 at the University of Reading rag week, in the back of a lorry. 74 years later, they are still together. BBC Radio Berkshire (from 1:09.40) spoke to them.

Food and farming: 

• Researchers from the University of Reading found that a supplement of vitamin B6 brought benefits for people with anxiety, The Times (in print) reports. 
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in a Daily Mail article on ways to avoid a hangover. Republished by WhatsNew2Day and Express Digest.The Daily Mail also quotes Professor Kuhnle on a new 30 vegetables per week diet. Republished by New York Post, Mahalsa.co.uk, Express Digest, WSTPost, BNN and WhatsNew2Day.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Times (and in their leading article) and Reading Chronicle report on a project led by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) to digitize old weather data using logs from the founder of the Met Office, Robert Fitzroy. Read our news story.
• The Mirror and the Daily Mail report on research from the University of Reading about the rise of the transatlantic jet stream due to climate change, quoting Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology). Republished by MSN. Wired (Republished by News Now, Web Times, Financial Press and News NCR), KQED-FM and The Daily Telegraph (in print) also provide coverage on turbulent flights.  
• LBC Radio spoke to Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) on the cold weather set to hit the UK.  
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by Unearthed, discussing the drought of 2022 and the impact of climate change on water supplies.  
• LBC News and Heart Berkshire spoke to Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) on the importance of taking action to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.  
• Times Radio spoke to Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology), discussing floods in the UK and the lessons that have been learned from them.  
• Daijiworld, Prokeriaia, TeluguStop.com and other outlets like Bhaskar Live and New Kerala quote Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology), who discuses the western disturbances that affect monsoons.  
• The Daily Mail mentions that Houses of Parliament pest controllers used University of Reading expertise to DNA test mutant mice found there. Republished by BNN. 

Business and society

• Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) quoted in the Royal Borough Observer (in print) on the legal issues regarding the environmental impact of conflict in Gaza. Read our expert comment. 

Health and wellbeing

• Dr Tijana Blanusa (Crop Science) is mentioned in the Daily Mail advising which houseplant is best for absorbing indoor air pollution. Republished by WhatsNew2Day, Mahalsa.co.uk and Finnoexpert, Germanic, Business Telegraph,    

Other Coverage: 

• Members of the West Forest Sinfonia will perform at the University of Reading’s Great Hall, Reading Today and Wokingham Today report. 
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip on BBC 2 visited the University of Reading’s Museum of English Rural Life.  

Alumni: 

• Typography graduate Kajama Chakma is mentioned in a report by PRLOG.
•  Jazz musician and radio presenter, Jamie Cullum, studied English Literature and Film and the University, Celebrity Net Worth mentions.